Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
April 27, 2026

Last Rights and New Revelations

"...because I'm just like all the rest..."

Last Rights And New Revelations

Goodbye sometimes is far easier than stepping from the safety of misery to something far better.

I never said I wasn't a fool sweetheart, because I'm just like all the rest except you know me as John.

From the illusion of the fun loving drunkard to the sadness that resides deep within.

The flaws I embrace, and only you truly understand.
My truths and lies you know better than myself.

Departure time for us is approaching soon.

And with another I will dig my grave, where I only yearned to make my bed with you.

We all have issues and sometimes two fools cannot see past themselves as we clearly were far more than we ever let on.

A wish is cast aside like a coin into a well.

Left in a moment sad as this page.






Article © John Patrick Robbins. All rights reserved.
Published in the June 10, 2019 issue .
Image(s) are public domain.
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